I’m of the belief, that musical instructional material of this kind is very important. I think that kind of material, can not be overstated. I revisit material I’ve learned from, and learn so much more from it, because I understand a bit better now. In the world of reggae production vids, your videos have been the best ones I’ve seen yet. Because I’ve dipped into the dub world, and understand it, and understand how correct you are. Learned a lot, in a very short time. Impressed with your videos and instruction. Cheers!
I would maybe choose to use the lower octave trumpet but also the higher octave one for variations or progression of the horns in the song. Am I making sense? Love the sound of your finished brass section! And a solid sforzando/crescendo! So I like the first two sections and the crescendo best, the third part, just before the crescendo sounds fake to me. Maybe because of the note choice of that melody? Thank you for this tutorial Kahn!
Honestly session horns has been such a godsend - I find it's mostly the saxes that sound weak in it, and if you record even one of the instruments properly and use session horns to fill in the rest, the result is a tonne more natural :) Wanted to say massive props for the videos dude, you've been a great help I don't know what your plans are for next ones or anything but a video on reggae fills would be amazing, there's next to nothing on youtube that gives a good overview of the concepts behind them, there's a couple drum ones that have a couple examples and explain how to play them but they don't really explain the general concept if you know what I mean? :3 Either way all the best dude, cheers!
Hi, Love your video, excellent content & brilliant walkthroughs. Are you able to save Logic Templates especially The Reggae ones with Horns Woodwinds. As you're able to get an Authentic Sound as Brass is always difficult to make realistic. Also having the Midi Parts would be useful. Be great to see & get.
Another great video, love your attention to detail especially at 19:27 … the sort of thing that sends shivers down your spine, very subtle but makes all the difference. 👍👍
When using Session Horns Pro with Kontakt 7 there doesn't seem to be any BPM window in the interface to adjust the time stretching. Any idea where it might have gone?
Iver only just found your channel, and its friggin awesome. Been in reggae bands nearly 40yrs, snd to you Sir, I doff my cap! Well done, and many thanx
You where being true to the original feeling that reggae beat gives. Thank you. I do want to ask where you got the samples at, sounds just like a reggae drum set. Please advise. Thanks. Lazo.
Everything on this track sounds great! When you changed the internal tempo on the Kontakt Plugin, didn't that change it for everything on that track? Not just that 1 midi note? I'm just looking through your videos now, but some ideas I had would be more videos on how to get the sounds you get on any of those instruments would be great: bass, guitar, drums, keys. This was super helpful in terms of talking about the midi parameters, EQ, saturation. Maybe a deeper dive into 1 or 2 of those areas like compression or reverb on specific instruments? How do you set your project up....did you create a track stack with all your horns or something else? When you process the tracks, any reason you don't use the processing in the NI Kontakt...are their controls inferior in quality...? their built in reverbs, compression, etc. Just thoughts! Anyway, great video! Thanks for sharing!!
I’m new to your videos and I’m amazed it’s taken this long for me to come across them, keep up the good work man this video has helped a lot with a current dubstep project 🙌
Fantastic! bro! Can't wait to watch the video. Your content is really awesome and it helps other guys to make great music! I have a request could you do a Clavinet tutorial on how to create and mix it for reggae ? your mixing skills are impressive. Cheers.
I can try to help answer... I've had best results with the clav by just mimicking the bassline but making it a bit busier for flavor. And once in awhile treating it like a percussion instrument can sound neat. Mix it in the ~1.5K band, or whatever sounds good to your ears. I've heard the best clav samples on high-end Yamaha workstation keyboards, the samples make a huge difference with clavs'.
I was just about to request for a clavinet tutorial. Just yesterday I downloaded a free clavinet plugin called Ticky Clav. I have struggled to find a really good sounding Clav. The Ticky Clav seems to be working for now, but I need to know how to program it.
bro are you all right? I really hope so, you are a beast bro I discovered you and I would like you to tell me how much you charge to mix a reggae, I would love to work with you. hug.
Hi, just found your channel. Like it a lot. Your enthusiasm and attention to detail is excellent. I wonder if you could make a quick equipment list you are using for your home studio. I’m looking at getting monitors on a budget and am always interested in what people are using. Just a thought. Keep workin it, you’re a really good presenter.
Hi there DM Kahn, thank you so much for all of these videos, they are super helpful. I am really learning a lot. I was wondering if you could consider doing one about the equipment you are using (laptop or desktop spec, sound card, mixer). I know there is a ton of stuff online about this, but it would be really interesting to know more about what you are using now, what you used in the past, and issues you had/have and how you solved them. Have a great day, and thanks again, awesome work!
Maaaanan, amazing how aggressively you make the virtual sound look real. I just got to know your channel and I'm really excited to learn. You are amazing. Congratulations and thnks!
Stellar job, really appreciate the format in your tutorials. Is that Oregon coast I see out that window? I'm in NorCal...Thanks for the great content! Just subscribed.
So great! I learned so much here! Thank you. I looked for videos like this long ago. And this is what I was looking for. Thank you for making this!!❤️❤️❤️
@@DMKahn I liked how you illustrated the velocities, and the importance of the nuance, in making it sound more real. I learned music in high school band, and played with different sized gangs of horn players, in jazz bands, marching bands, pep rally bands. I was obsessed with drumming, so I hadn’t yet began to love horns, but I was paying attention best I could. So I understand how they sound up close, and you did a great job of getting it to the best it can be. I watched the horn video like a hawk!
Super tutorial, i have a question, how can i do two different legnht of crescendo ? I think to automate the internal BPM on ableton but It dosent work do you have some idea? Thanks and keeping rolling
@@DMKahn Yes but if i do a time Stretch on 100 BPM how can i do a longer note aftere that One, i mean if i set the internal BPM to 100 how can i set a different BPM for the second crescendo for example 90 bpm
Hey Kahn, you should check out Audio Modling's SWAM instruments. It's expensive physical modelling stuff but it really is lightyears ahead of sampled intruments. Really close to the real thing. I'm waiting to see what happens coming black friday but if the deal is really nice i'm buying the all-in bundle.
The typical reggae horn session from what I have heard is a trumpet, an alto or tenor sax, and a trombone. Not sure on mic choices, depends on the instrument. I’ve seen large diaphragm condensers like u87s to dynamics like sm57s.
It depends on the song. I usually do trumpet on the root, sax on the third and trombone on the lower 5th. But I don’t know if that’s “the right” way to do it. I just play around until something sounds good
When people say things like "it doesn't sound real" -- it baffles me. They are real. The reason it doesn't "sound" real is down to programming. When you use a single articulation and no nuance, it won't sound real. For downbeat short notes, you could choose an actual marcato/staccato articulation to give it a proper attack and release sound vs. one that isn't meant for the particular sample being triggered. Programming MIDI horns isn't quick or easy when you want them to sound realistic. You're paying hundreds of dollars for a ton of fidelity and you're basically just using a tiny piece of it and then saying "it doesn't sound real". Come on. If you only ever played one pluck style on a guitar, would it sound real? No! You need up, down, strum, pick vs. finger, mutes, etc. For drums, you can't just bang away on one drum with one stick at one velocity and expect it to not sound robotic. You need to build in the human element. Fancy AI scripts will help, round robins, velocity layers... sure. But that's not all we do as horn players. So it shouldn't be all your virtual horns do either. This is touched on in this video, but I think it's fairly understated, and I hope people learn not to just stick to the most basic option, never programming in any nuance.
I disagree with your answer to the question: "How do you make good sounding horns for Reggae music without real horns?" You said "You can't..." but your answer should actually be "LIKE THIS..." because you just did it!! It sounds perfectly great, and let's not forget that in some song mixes the horns are even cooler if they are way back in the mix as opposed to being so up front. Even some old VI/rackmount horns from 20 years ago can do the job well if properly composed and mixed.
Hey man! Thanks a lot for this tutorial (and all of your turials!) . I've watched it a few times and just can't get a good sound happening. I'm using Session Horns (not the Pro) version. This does not allow for selecting and recording each instrument separately unfortunately. I've tried using the chord split mode and drawing the separate instruments on the 3rd and 5th but it sounds terrible - maybe I just don't my music theory well enough. The best I've been able to get is playing single notes and letting the plugin create the chords (again in chord split mode). It's really disappointing and disheartening. The demos on the NI page sound so good, I had high hopes! Here's a link to the horn line to show you the terriblness... :( - drive.google.com/file/d/1XYtiTzNp9B8IXqf05A2bRGuu9905YZtp/view?usp=sharing - Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!
I also have the non pro version (I started with that one) but found it super frustrating. My advice is wait for the pro version to go on half price sale (usually happens yearly) and grab it. The pro version lets you record them all individually.
@@DMKahn I was afraid you would say that! Damn, thanks anyway. Sucks cos I've got a whole bunch of horn lines I'm working on and really don't wanna wait so long!
@@mysticrhythmmusic the best thing to do is chord split and do just 2 instruments. Like root third (say trombone trumpet) and fifth high octave (alto and another trumpet)
I am no hater but your production is limited and for one that is not from of a reggae background yes for someone like me that is elevated you need more variety in your production ....it's only dubb you do ...you do good for folks that are not new or not reggae producers
All good man! I appreciate the constructive criticism. Thanks for taking the time to comment too. The reason I only do reggae is because I love it so much, it’s what sits well with my soul. I appreciate the want for other styles and stuff, but to be honest I think there are lots of other content creators already doing other genres. All the best man, sorry I couldn’t provide you with better content for yourself, but I do provide valuable from people into reggae specifically . Bless
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Reggae is gold. Thanks for appreciating the music. Love from Jamaica 🇯🇲
Thank you for stopping by and commenting, much love 🙏
Lmao the video bubbling in the corner killed me! Good stuff as always man!
I’m of the belief, that musical instructional material of this kind is very important. I think that kind of material, can not be overstated. I revisit material I’ve learned from, and learn so much more from it, because I understand a bit better now. In the world of reggae production vids, your videos have been the best ones I’ve seen yet. Because I’ve dipped into the dub world, and understand it, and understand how correct you are. Learned a lot, in a very short time. Impressed with your videos and instruction. Cheers!
Thank you for taking the time to share this wonderful comment. I appreciate the feedback! Thank you for spending time here 🙏
I dont get how i discovered this channel until now, I love it, great content
Thanks brother 🙏
Am here again watching Session Horns. DM Kahn mentor😊
I would maybe choose to use the lower octave trumpet but also the higher octave one for variations or progression of the horns in the song. Am I making sense? Love the sound of your finished brass section! And a solid sforzando/crescendo! So I like the first two sections and the crescendo best, the third part, just before the crescendo sounds fake to me. Maybe because of the note choice of that melody? Thank you for this tutorial Kahn!
Just came across your videos. Great inspiration and professionalism. Thank you for all your tips, this youtube channel is a gold place !
Big up Sammy Roots!
Honestly session horns has been such a godsend - I find it's mostly the saxes that sound weak in it, and if you record even one of the instruments properly and use session horns to fill in the rest, the result is a tonne more natural :)
Wanted to say massive props for the videos dude, you've been a great help I don't know what your plans are for next ones or anything but a video on reggae fills would be amazing, there's next to nothing on youtube that gives a good overview of the concepts behind them, there's a couple drum ones that have a couple examples and explain how to play them but they don't really explain the general concept if you know what I mean? :3
Either way all the best dude, cheers!
Hi, Love your video, excellent content & brilliant walkthroughs. Are you able to save Logic Templates especially The Reggae ones with Horns Woodwinds. As you're able to get an Authentic Sound as Brass is always difficult to make realistic. Also having the Midi Parts would be useful. Be great to see & get.
Oh my God this guy is professional
Doing that bro wow
Another great video, love your attention to detail especially at 19:27 … the sort of thing that sends shivers down your spine, very subtle but makes all the difference. 👍👍
When using Session Horns Pro with Kontakt 7 there doesn't seem to be any BPM window in the interface to adjust the time stretching. Any idea where it might have gone?
Iver only just found your channel, and its friggin awesome. Been in reggae bands nearly 40yrs, snd to you Sir, I doff my cap! Well done, and many thanx
Thank you David!! I appreciate the kind words 🙏
You where being true to the original feeling that reggae beat gives.
Thank you.
I do want to ask where you got the samples at, sounds just like a reggae drum set.
Please advise.
Thanks.
Lazo.
I made the samples myself! I sell 'em, send me an email brother: thekahn@gmail.com bless
Everything on this track sounds great! When you changed the internal tempo on the Kontakt Plugin, didn't that change it for everything on that track? Not just that 1 midi note?
I'm just looking through your videos now, but some ideas I had would be more videos on how to get the sounds you get on any of those instruments would be great: bass, guitar, drums, keys. This was super helpful in terms of talking about the midi parameters, EQ, saturation.
Maybe a deeper dive into 1 or 2 of those areas like compression or reverb on specific instruments? How do you set your project up....did you create a track stack with all your horns or something else? When you process the tracks, any reason you don't use the processing in the NI Kontakt...are their controls inferior in quality...? their built in reverbs, compression, etc.
Just thoughts! Anyway, great video! Thanks for sharing!!
Good video king, thankssss
I’m new to your videos and I’m amazed it’s taken this long for me to come across them, keep up the good work man this video has helped a lot with a current dubstep project 🙌
Fantastic! bro!
Can't wait to watch the video. Your content is really awesome and it helps other guys to make great music!
I have a request could you do a Clavinet tutorial on how to create and mix it for reggae ? your mixing skills are impressive. Cheers.
I can try to help answer... I've had best results with the clav by just mimicking the bassline but making it a bit busier for flavor. And once in awhile treating it like a percussion instrument can sound neat. Mix it in the ~1.5K band, or whatever sounds good to your ears. I've heard the best clav samples on high-end Yamaha workstation keyboards, the samples make a huge difference with clavs'.
I was just about to request for a clavinet tutorial. Just yesterday I downloaded a free clavinet plugin called Ticky Clav. I have struggled to find a really good sounding Clav. The Ticky Clav seems to be working for now, but I need to know how to program it.
bro are you all right? I really hope so, you are a beast bro I discovered you and I would like you to tell me how much you charge to mix a reggae, I would love to work with you.
hug.
Hi, just found your channel. Like it a lot. Your enthusiasm and attention to detail is excellent. I wonder if you could make a quick equipment list you are using for your home studio. I’m looking at getting monitors on a budget and am always interested in what people are using. Just a thought. Keep workin it, you’re a really good presenter.
Amazing video, thank you so much!
Excellent work, I would really like to know how you did that spring reverb at minute 33:20?
That was delay. I am sending to a delay aux. big up thanks for the question
Could I know if the battery is a vst or what? Thank you
just what i was looking for big up from Mexico City
🫡
Thanks man. This was exactly what i was looking for. Wondering about upgrading to pro for reggae horns! I really liked the processing tips too.
You're Jah-wizard man. Fyah
You just hit another level with this riddim king Baddddddd
Great stuff!!
Hi there DM Kahn, thank you so much for all of these videos, they are super helpful. I am really learning a lot. I was wondering if you could consider doing one about the equipment you are using (laptop or desktop spec, sound card, mixer). I know there is a ton of stuff online about this, but it would be really interesting to know more about what you are using now, what you used in the past, and issues you had/have and how you solved them. Have a great day, and thanks again, awesome work!
Great ideas, thank you!
Maaaanan, amazing how aggressively you make the virtual sound look real. I just got to know your channel and I'm really excited to learn. You are amazing. Congratulations and thnks!
Thank you man, really appreciate the love, enjoy your time here!!
Another great video. Great demonstration on Session horns... Trev
Thanks Trev! 🙏
You sir am the man, Please more bass. Thanks for all you do .......
Can't argue with more bass in Reggae. My favourite instrument, the one I listen to for everything.
Big up. You want more bass tutorials??
could you please explain how you did setup Session Horns Pro in the DAW? I am using Studio One Pro
Just got myself the Session Horns a while ago - good stuff! Solid tutorial! Hornsman salute
Bless !!
Was thinking about using a wind instrument to activate the sounds
Thank you , it s was interesting !
Stellar job, really appreciate the format in your tutorials. Is that Oregon coast I see out that window? I'm in NorCal...Thanks for the great content! Just subscribed.
Thanks brother!! I’m in Vancouver, BC.. just a bit more north :) cheers!
That's really sounding good...!
So great! I learned so much here! Thank you. I looked for videos like this long ago. And this is what I was looking for. Thank you for making this!!❤️❤️❤️
You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed!!
@@DMKahn I liked how you illustrated the velocities, and the importance of the nuance, in making it sound more real. I learned music in high school band, and played with different sized gangs of horn players, in jazz bands, marching bands, pep rally bands. I was obsessed with drumming, so I hadn’t yet began to love horns, but I was paying attention best I could. So I understand how they sound up close, and you did a great job of getting it to the best it can be. I watched the horn video like a hawk!
Super tutorial, i have a question, how can i do two different legnht of crescendo ? I think to automate the internal BPM on ableton but It dosent work do you have some idea?
Thanks and keeping rolling
You have to turn on the internal BPM and also check “time stretch” in the plugin. Shouldn’t matter the DAW. Bless
@@DMKahn Yes but if i do a time Stretch on 100 BPM how can i do a longer note aftere that One, i mean if i set the internal BPM to 100 how can i set a different BPM for the second crescendo for example 90 bpm
Within the plugin you can set the tempo to 80bpm and the crescendo will be longer
The Kahn in his element! Awesome braddah man! 🤙🏽🤙🏽
Glad to see you back on the interwebs Pena! 😎🤙
this is great, thanks for sharing
you're a beast my man big up
🙏
Hey Kahn, you should check out Audio Modling's SWAM instruments.
It's expensive physical modelling stuff but it really is lightyears ahead of sampled intruments. Really close to the real thing.
I'm waiting to see what happens coming black friday but if the deal is really nice i'm buying the all-in bundle.
Dunno if i can link here but check this out.
ua-cam.com/video/lSAl8FcWO9w/v-deo.html
Great stuff, thanks
Wow you are a beast man this is so clean tight and very professional had no choice but to subscribe 🔥🔥🔥🔥👌🔥🔥
Thanks for the support my man! 🙏🙏
What does a typical reggae horn section look like live? How many horns? Mic choice? Recording size?
The typical reggae horn session from what I have heard is a trumpet, an alto or tenor sax, and a trombone. Not sure on mic choices, depends on the instrument. I’ve seen large diaphragm condensers like u87s to dynamics like sm57s.
Many times it was who is available. For example I just did a song with a single trumpet that did about 5 layers. Sounded amazing
DM Kahn trumpet typically play high note, sax middle and trombone bass notes? What’s commonly played? Triads, unisons? I’m a noobie
It depends on the song. I usually do trumpet on the root, sax on the third and trombone on the lower 5th. But I don’t know if that’s “the right” way to do it. I just play around until something sounds good
DM Kahn Thank you
grateful useful info ......
Respect
Hello Mr Khan which studio are you based at? Would love to record there
Hey there, I don’t run a public studio, I do this for fun! I’m outta British Columbia Canada
@@DMKahn Thanks for responding. You are good.
I play bass for fun. Thank you.
Big up! Great attention to detail and ‘farty’ tone avoidance.
Thanks bro!! Appreciate you
When people say things like "it doesn't sound real" -- it baffles me. They are real. The reason it doesn't "sound" real is down to programming. When you use a single articulation and no nuance, it won't sound real. For downbeat short notes, you could choose an actual marcato/staccato articulation to give it a proper attack and release sound vs. one that isn't meant for the particular sample being triggered. Programming MIDI horns isn't quick or easy when you want them to sound realistic. You're paying hundreds of dollars for a ton of fidelity and you're basically just using a tiny piece of it and then saying "it doesn't sound real". Come on. If you only ever played one pluck style on a guitar, would it sound real? No! You need up, down, strum, pick vs. finger, mutes, etc. For drums, you can't just bang away on one drum with one stick at one velocity and expect it to not sound robotic. You need to build in the human element. Fancy AI scripts will help, round robins, velocity layers... sure. But that's not all we do as horn players. So it shouldn't be all your virtual horns do either. This is touched on in this video, but I think it's fairly understated, and I hope people learn not to just stick to the most basic option, never programming in any nuance.
Sounds tight man big up
Amazing work
Give thanks!!!
Kahn.... Thats it bro !
Respect once again!
Is this FL studio?
Logic
What your use for rythm in the track sir?
I produced this riddim myself
Love it!
Lovely
very very good
Respect brother 🙌
sounds great! tks a lot brother!
Cheers D👑K
Again, just the right video at the right time!
Are you interested in doing some kind of „reaction videos“ on riddims your subscribers produced ? ;)
That’d be pretty cool. I have given a lot of feedback on riddims! An interesting idea for sure
Booom... 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I wrote reggae song i need a beat from you.
I like your work
Gracias !! aprendí mucho!!
I can use those drums. I want to get those sounds
Just great !
Thanks brother!!
@@DMKahn you get one more subscriber ;-)
Woohoo!! Haha thanks man
Thank you
Thank you broo🎉👍
4:04 - "Oh, I am too high, sorry." Well, you should be too high for reggae :D
I want to buy beat from you.
go check out Sample Modelling kontakt libraries ..it will change your mind on realism - now combine with Session Horns Pro and you're golden ;)
Thank you!!!
You are next level. This makes me want to never put horns in now ha. Lots of tinkering. Haha
Lol, it is a lot of work! You can do it though. Worth it
thanks
Nice Crak
I paid for this bro lol
Dan ganas de fumar en seguida. Muy buena!!!
Jajaja muchas gracias amigo para su apoyo 🙌
Gotta get some crest white strips for those keys
😂 what ain’t broke.... lol
Happy to say I’m getting new keys for Christmas!
di best
Idol
Lol, nah man..
4:05 same bro
I disagree with your answer to the question: "How do you make good sounding horns for Reggae music without real horns?" You said "You can't..." but your answer should actually be "LIKE THIS..." because you just did it!! It sounds perfectly great, and let's not forget that in some song mixes the horns are even cooler if they are way back in the mix as opposed to being so up front. Even some old VI/rackmount horns from 20 years ago can do the job well if properly composed and mixed.
mad
Yayer!!!
Maybe You should try mojo 2 as your horns plug in. Check it out ;)
4:04 🤣👍
🇩🇪🎺 Good
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Thank you. The saxes in solo are not convincing. The brass are better.
I'm too high aswell
Love your content! Not Loving the extra zoom editing in this vid. At all.
what do you mean?
Fair enough! Thanks for the feedback breddren. I appreciate it.
Did you watch the latest one on bass? I kept it chill on the zoom stuff.
Hey man! Thanks a lot for this tutorial (and all of your turials!) . I've watched it a few times and just can't get a good sound happening. I'm using Session Horns (not the Pro) version. This does not allow for selecting and recording each instrument separately unfortunately. I've tried using the chord split mode and drawing the separate instruments on the 3rd and 5th but it sounds terrible - maybe I just don't my music theory well enough. The best I've been able to get is playing single notes and letting the plugin create the chords (again in chord split mode). It's really disappointing and disheartening. The demos on the NI page sound so good, I had high hopes! Here's a link to the horn line to show you the terriblness... :( - drive.google.com/file/d/1XYtiTzNp9B8IXqf05A2bRGuu9905YZtp/view?usp=sharing - Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!
I also have the non pro version (I started with that one) but found it super frustrating. My advice is wait for the pro version to go on half price sale (usually happens yearly) and grab it. The pro version lets you record them all individually.
@@DMKahn I was afraid you would say that! Damn, thanks anyway. Sucks cos I've got a whole bunch of horn lines I'm working on and really don't wanna wait so long!
@@mysticrhythmmusic the best thing to do is chord split and do just 2 instruments. Like root third (say trombone trumpet) and fifth high octave (alto and another trumpet)
@@DMKahn thanks! I'll give it a shot. Will report back. :)
I am no hater but your production is limited and for one that is not from of a reggae background yes for someone like me that is elevated you need more variety in your production ....it's only dubb you do ...you do good for folks that are not new or not reggae producers
All good man! I appreciate the constructive criticism. Thanks for taking the time to comment too. The reason I only do reggae is because I love it so much, it’s what sits well with my soul. I appreciate the want for other styles and stuff, but to be honest I think there are lots of other content creators already doing other genres. All the best man, sorry I couldn’t provide you with better content for yourself, but I do provide valuable from people into reggae specifically . Bless